FR · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
9,601
France, 2015
▲ 5.1% vs 2014 (9,133)
Analysis
In 2015, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.1% compared to 2014, reaching 9,601.
France accounts for 18.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
France ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.1% (from 8,489 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
18.6%
EU-27: 51,545
France timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot